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new to us 2001 Intrigue

Yahoo Message Number: 35533
I have just picked-up our, new to us, 2001 Intrigue. (40ft two slides). I have two switches just above the HWH leveling controls in the middle of the dash. The bottom switch is for the floor below the co-pilots feet. What's the top switch for? Our air leveling doesn't work at the moment due to corrosion in the circuit box. (We have a new one on order. $$$$). Or is it something to do with this switch. I don't have the CC manuals.

I also have some switches opposite the reefer under the pantry that don't work. They are obviously for the lights in the kitchen area but where are the fuses? The little green lights aren't on! Last question.

I have a Hurrican system. But our water heater is gas only. Is this normal? I thought these units were built with gas/electric/exchange units! Otherwise this unit is in near new condition with just 24900 mies on the clock.

thanks

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35534
That switch on mine allows the passenger to adjust his own temp controls for the dash AC/Heater. That control is located on the right side of the passenger's seat. If the switch is pressed toward the driver, then the dash AC/Heater controls are controlled by the driver's settings.

The fuses are most likely in the utility bay in front of the driver's side wheel, or the service bay on the passenger side rear.

The Hurricane should have an electric option. That is controlled directly from the main 120 volt circuit breaker box in the bedroom.
There should be two 20 amp breakers labeled Hurricane. My coach doesn't have a water heater, just the Hurricane.

Rob

2002 Intrigue #11480

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I have just picked-up our, new to us, 2001 Intrigue. (40ft two > slides). I have two switches just above the HWH leveling controls in > the middle of the dash. The bottom switch is for the floor below the > co-pilots feet. What's the top switch for?
> I also have some switches opposite the reefer under the pantry that > don't work. They are obviously for the lights in the kitchen area

but

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where are the fuses? The little green lights aren't on!
> I have a Hurrican system. But our water heater is gas only. Is this > normal? I thought these units were built with gas/electric/exchange

units!

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35539
Some have the fuse for the dash AC/Heater under the dash on the passanger side

Joe

2006 Intrigue 12054

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35552
Quote
Last question.

I have a Hurrican system. But our water heater is gas only. Is this > normal? I thought these units were built with gas/electric/exchange

units!>

Welcome! We have a 2001 Intrigue and love it! Hope yours does as well for you.

Re: your water heater. It should be (at least ours is) BOTH electric and gas. It won't run on the Hurricane other than when you are driving, it will heat the water just as a by product of the engine heat. So, when you arrive at a campsite you will have warm water for awhile, courtesy of your Hurricane. (You also get "free heat" this way, too, while on the road. Just set your thermostat to "Furnace" ...if needed...and the "free heat" will come and keep your toes and the rest of the rig toasty while driving.) In your bedroom are the breakers for your main electric stuff...one of them should be for the water heater.
If you have it "on" your water heater will work on electric. If "off" you will have to use your propane heater switch to heat the water.
Your question about the rocker switches was correctly answered already.

Jan McNeill

2001 Intrigue 11320

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35793
Hi Jan,

Sorry for the delay and thanks to all those who replied.
I have a breaker in the bedroom for the hot water. It is on and yet we can get only propane hot water to work.
So we plug in at a campground. Make sure the breaker is on. Turn the hot water switch on above the door and guess what. Propane comes on.
I must be missing something.

We don't really mind using propane but for what we are paying in RV park we want to use the electricity we are paying for!

Regards
Bruce

2001 Intrigue #11278

Quote from: janmcneill

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35794
I have an Allure of similar vintage and you do need to turn on the electric element switch for the HW heater that is located in the bay where you can get to the back of the hot water tank. Then just use the breaker to run it on elect or propanr as you need.
Hope that helps.
Allen

'02 allure 36' 30694

Quote from: b\.treloar
Hi Jan,

Sorry for the delay and thanks to all those who replied.
> I have a breaker in the bedroom for the hot water. It is on and yet

we

Quote
can get only propane hot water to work.
So we plug in at a campground. Make sure the breaker is on. Turn the > hot water switch on above the door and guess what. Propane comes on.
I must be missing something.

We don't really mind using propane but for what we are paying in RV > park we want to use the electricity we are paying for! >

Regards
Bruce

2001 Intrigue #11278

[quote author=janmcneill"

>
>

> > Last question.

> > I have a Hurrican system. But our water heater is gas only. Is

this

Quote
> normal? I thought these units were built with
gas/electric/exchange

Quote
units!>
>

> Welcome! We have a 2001 Intrigue and love it! Hope yours does as

well

Quote
for you.
>

> Re: your water heater. It should be (at least ours is) BOTH

electric

Quote
and gas. It won't run on the Hurricane other than when you are

driving,

Quote
it will heat the water just as a by product of the engine heat.

So,

Quote
when you arrive at a campsite you will have warm water for

awhile,

Quote
courtesy of your Hurricane. (You also get "free heat" this way,

too,

Quote
while on the road. Just set your thermostat to "Furnace" ...if > > needed...and the "free heat" will come and keep your toes and the

rest

Quote
of the rig toasty while driving.) In your bedroom are the

breakers for

Quote
your main electric stuff...one of them should be for the water

heater.

Quote
If you have it "on" your water heater will work on electric.

If "off"

Quote
you will have to use your propane heater switch to heat the water.
>

> Your question about the rocker switches was correctly answered

already.

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35795
Hi Allen,

I have located the switch on the back of the HW unit. Do I turn it on and leave it on and then use the remote switch to use the unit? The switch is a pain to get to behind some drawers.
If left on will it run off my inverter and draw down my bats? Or do I only use the remote switch above the door from now on?

Thanks
Bruce

2001 Intrigue #11278

Quote from: Allen Gayken

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35796
Hi Bruce, if you water heater is anything like mine, there is switch and a circuit breaker on the back of the water heater. On my coach I have to remove a panel under the cook top in order to access it. The heater uses both sources to heat water if you turn off the propane at the tank and you have the CB in the bedroom, the on/off switch behind the heater and the CD behind the heat ON, you will get hot water, but it takes much longer. I do a lot of dry camping and I don't even turn on the CD in the bedroom. If you have a Hurricane, it will also heat the water, but not to extent the propane does. Additionally the Hurricane is controlled by the wall thermostat, so if you have it set to a low temp you won't get much hot water. The coaches with Hydro- Hot have a separate loop just for making hot water. Hope this clears some things up for you.

Earl Densten

03 Intrigue 11554

Quote from: b\.treloar
Hi Jan,

Sorry for the delay and thanks to all those who replied.
> I have a breaker in the bedroom for the hot water. It is on and yet

we

Quote
can get only propane hot water to work.
So we plug in at a campground. Make sure the breaker is on. Turn the > hot water switch on above the door and guess what. Propane comes on.
I must be missing something.

We don't really mind using propane but for what we are paying in RV > park we want to use the electricity we are paying for! >

Regards
Bruce

2001 Intrigue #11278

[quote author=janmcneill"

>
>

> > Last question.

> > I have a Hurrican system. But our water heater is gas only. Is

this

Quote
> normal? I thought these units were built with
gas/electric/exchange

Quote
units!>
>

> Welcome! We have a 2001 Intrigue and love it! Hope yours does as

well

Quote
for you.
>

> Re: your water heater. It should be (at least ours is) BOTH

electric

Quote
and gas. It won't run on the Hurricane other than when you are

driving,

Quote
it will heat the water just as a by product of the engine heat.

So,

Quote
when you arrive at a campsite you will have warm water for

awhile,

Quote
courtesy of your Hurricane. (You also get "free heat" this way,

too,

Quote
while on the road. Just set your thermostat to "Furnace" ...if > > needed...and the "free heat" will come and keep your toes and the

rest

Quote
of the rig toasty while driving.) In your bedroom are the

breakers for

Quote
your main electric stuff...one of them should be for the water

heater.

Quote
If you have it "on" your water heater will work on electric.

If "off"

Quote
you will have to use your propane heater switch to heat the water.
>

> Your question about the rocker switches was correctly answered

already.

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35797
Hi Bruce,

My breaker in the bedroom is in the main breaker panel and is easy to access so we leave the switch ON on the back of the tank and just flip the breaker when we want 120v heat to supplement the propane.
It does not run off your inverter.
Allen

Quote from: b\.treloar
Hi Allen,

I have located the switch on the back of the HW unit. Do I turn it

on

Quote
and leave it on and then use the remote switch to use the unit? > The switch is a pain to get to behind some drawers.
If left on will it run off my inverter and draw down my bats? Or do

I

Quote
only use the remote switch above the door from now on? >

Thanks
Bruce

2001 Intrigue #11278

[quote author=Allen Gayken"

>

> I have an Allure of similar vintage and you do need to turn on

the

Quote
electric element switch for the HW heater that is located in the

bay

Quote
where you can get to the back of the hot water tank. Then just

use

Quote
the breaker to run it on elect or propanr as you need.
> Hope that helps.
> Allen

> '02 allure 36' 30694
>
>

[quote author=b.treloar"
>]
> >

> > Hi Jan,

> > Sorry for the delay and thanks to all those who replied.
> >

> > I have a breaker in the bedroom for the hot water. It is on and

yet

Quote
we

> > can get only propane hot water to work.
> > So we plug in at a campground. Make sure the breaker is on.

Turn the

Quote
> hot water switch on above the door and guess what. Propane

comes on.

Quote
> I must be missing something.
> > We don't really mind using propane but for what we are paying

in RV

Quote
> park we want to use the electricity we are paying for! > > >

> > Regards
> > Bruce
> >

> > 2001 Intrigue #11278
> >
> >

[quote author=janmcneill"
> >]
> > >
> > >

> > > > Last question.

> > > > I have a Hurrican system. But our water heater is gas only.

Is

Quote
this

> > > > normal? I thought these units were built with > > gas/electric/exchange
> > > units!>
> > >

> > > Welcome! We have a 2001 Intrigue and love it! Hope yours does

as

Quote
well
> > > for you.
> > >

> > > Re: your water heater. It should be (at least ours is) BOTH > > electric

> > > and gas. It won't run on the Hurricane other than when you

are

Quote
driving,

> > > it will heat the water just as a by product of the engine

heat.

Quote
So,

> > > when you arrive at a campsite you will have warm water for > > awhile,

> > > courtesy of your Hurricane. (You also get "free heat" this

way,

Quote
too,

> > > while on the road. Just set your thermostat
to "Furnace" ...if

Quote
> > needed...and the "free heat" will come and keep your toes and

the

Quote
rest

> > > of the rig toasty while driving.) In your bedroom are the > > breakers for

> > > your main electric stuff...one of them should be for the

water

Quote
heater.

> > > If you have it "on" your water heater will work on electric.
> If "off"

> > > you will have to use your propane heater switch to heat the

water.

Quote
> >

> > > Your question about the rocker switches was correctly

answered

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35808
Hi All,

I would like to thank all those who have given advice. The switch on the back off the HW heater is now ON and we have hot water via the campgrounds 120v.

Why did CC do it like this?

Anyway thanks once again.

Now all I have to do is figure out how to get my DVD going and I believe I have all that I need figured out.
My VHS works but the DVD simply won't come up on the TV. I believe it has to do with what buttons are pushed. I think I have tried every combination know to mankind but still no picture. Any hints on what I have to do would be much appreciated.

Regads
Bruce

2001 Intrigue #11278.

Quote from: Allen Gayken
 

Re: new to us 2001 Intrigue

Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 35868
There is a switch on the hot water heater as well. Under the sink you will find the heater behind a carpeted partition. The switch is located on the side of the sheet metal cover. You can not see it. It is a small rocker switch. If that does not work, the element may have burned out. If it was turned on without water in the heater, it will go quickly.

Everett

99 Intrigue 10758